CN101217911B - Vaginal speculum apparatus - Google Patents
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A vaginal speculum includes an upper blade member and a lower blade member that is movably connected with respect to the upper blade. The lower blade member includes an integrated handle portion having a receiving cavity configured for interchangeably receiving one of a first illumination assembly and a substantially different second illumination assembly. The first illumination assembly differs from the second illumination assembly by at least one structural and/or functional aspect, such as the form of power supply, the type of light source and physical size of the assembly housing.
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The cross reference of related application
The application's case is based on following two (2) temporary patent application cases, advocate based on the priority of 35USC § 119 (e): being entitled as of application on April 1st, 2005: the USSN 60/667,505 of ILLUMINATED VAGINAL SPECULUM ASSEMBLY; With being entitled as of on November 10th, 2005 application: the USSN 60/735,576 of ILLUMINATED VAGINALSPECULUM ASSEMBLY.The mode that the full content of each in the above-mentioned application case is quoted in full is incorporated herein.
Technical field
The application's case relates to hand-held diagnostic medical instrument field, and more particularly, relates to a kind of vaginal speculum, and it is through being configured in receiving compartment to admit at least one illuminating assembly, so that illumination target effectively.
Background technology
Vaginal speculum is the Cervical common known equipment that in the diagnostic medicine field, is used for checking at present female patient.Typical guiding sight glass comprises upper panel parts and lower panel parts, to said both operate, to open and close, so that expansion patient's vaginal canal by coupling mechanism.According to a kind of version of the vaginal speculum apparatus of also selling by the Welch Allyn manufactured of New York Skaneateles Falls, there is the rope illuminating assembly to be received within the hollow handle part of the disposable sight glass of processing by moulding of plastics materials.Illuminating assembly comprises miniature (for example Halogen light or other miniature incandescent lamp), and it is included in the molectron shell, and is tied to special use (for example AC) power supply through the cable run bolt.When partly admitting light source by hollow handle, light source and the near-end coupling that is placed in the crooked light guide in the lower panel part, light guide is formed by the material that can transmit light.Light from light source by internal reflection along light pipes transmit to far-end, light guide extends along the inside of lower panel parts.Light from the far-end of light guide down the far-end of tab member be transferred to target (being cervix uteri), thereby allow the professional to carry out effective patient.
A problem of light guide as herein described is to form so-called high spot at luminous end place far away.The reflection of returning that luminous end far away further produces light, along the eyes of watching hole arrival user of sight glass, the said Kong Zaiqi of watching proximal end is formed between the tab member of up and down.This returns reflection and produces quite a large amount of dazzles, thereby weakens the effectiveness of inspection.In addition, the target (for example cervix uteri) that is configured in of the far-end of current light guide locates to provide light heterogeneous to distribute.
Another problem is the Subject Extension of light guide in user's (internist) downward view, thereby forms the barrier of target.In addition, the distance light catheter end causes the shade of exterior lighting.
The problem of another concern is the amount of employed plastic material in the lower panel parts of molded disposable sight glass, comprises the material that is partly taken by light guide and hollow handle.Excessive plastic material causes extra manufacturing cost.Lower panel parts molded further influenced in the following areas: based on its square discontinuous end, thereby produce stress concentration, cause more weak location and potential breakage at the far-end of light guide.In addition, because near the cross section the door sharply changes, give the molded difficulty of having brought.
Another problem is, the far-end of light guide is collected the body fluid of discharging owing to inspection through regular meeting, thus the generation pollution problem, and if the light transmission of fluid collection influential to the light-emitting area of light guide, can weaken the efficient of inspection.
Another problem is, industry has become and has been satisfied with that to utilize bolt be the idea of formula illuminating assembly.Although effectively with highly useful, exist this type of molectron to make inspection carry out unpractical situation, for example the situation of patient's bed.Under these situations, the rope section that has of speculum apparatus can become inspection patient's obstacle.In addition, use to have in the rope illuminating assembly requirement inspection area to have non-portable (for example AC) power supply, this makes site inspection become difficult.In addition, the rope molectron mat that can become is arranged, or become dirt or other polluter, thereby require between inspection, to clean continually.
In addition, the appearance of alternative source of light (for example LED) provides the member that is used to provide effective lighting, and the service life of said member is than the long service life of electric filament lamp.Up to now, because the poor efficiency of power transfer and illumination output has hindered this type of light source to incorporate in the portable lighting system of vaginal speculum in this field.It is desirable at least in some cases that these light sources are provided, but is not useable at present in this kind equipment.
Summary of the invention
An aspect according to the application's case; A kind of vaginal speculum is provided; It comprises upper panel parts and lower panel parts; Said lower panel parts connect with respect to said upper panel parts movably, and wherein said lower panel parts comprise the handle portion with receiving compartment, and said receiving compartment is configured for use in each of admitting convertibly in first illuminating assembly, second illuminating assembly different with cardinal principle.According to the application's case, first illuminating assembly is different from second illuminating assembly based at least one structure and/or function aspects.
In a version, said sight glass comprises at least one and keeps characteristic in receiving compartment, and said maintenance characteristic is through adjusting to be used for keeping at least one of first and second illuminating assemblies.This keeps characteristic can comprise at least one rib or groove on the medial wall that (for example) be formed on receiving compartment.According to an embodiment, the maintenance characteristic also can be through disposing so that at least one in first and second illuminating assemblies aimed in receiving compartment.
According to another embodiment, above-mentioned maintenance and/or alignment characteristics also can be through being configured to when said molectron being placed in the receiving compartment at least one preset distance, the light source of illuminating assembly to be switched on automatically.Preferably; The main shaft of at least one Wei Rao the illuminating assembly in the illuminating assembly is placed on one in two the 180 degree spin orientations of being separated by, wherein no matter orientation how; When molectron was inserted at least said preset distance, the automatic energising of light source still took place.
It is approaching that sight glass also can comprise the user who provides the switch block of the illuminating assembly that inserted, thus the manual operation of launching illuminating assembly when needed.
The sight glass handle portion is further through being configured to dissipate from least one the heat in first and second illuminating assemblies.In a version, illuminating assembly has different cross-sectional areas, wherein forms air gap, is directed out receiving compartment to allow heat.According to another version, said at least one maintenance characteristic also provides the heat path with respect to being loaded into the illuminating assembly in the receiving compartment.In addition, outside rib also is provided on the outside of handle portion.In a version, four vertically extending ribs are provided, have about 0.150 inch interval, about 0.055 inch thickness and about 0.160 inch degree of depth between its each.
Said sight glass comprises light guide, and it has the near-end in the upper end of the receiving compartment that is placed in handle portion, its through adjust with first and second illuminating assemblies in any one coupling.Light guide comprises the luminous end far away through setting, and its elongated portion along the lower panel parts is aimed at.According to preferred version, through the far-end of setting have about 1.5 inches to about 3.5 inches radius, wherein the center of radius is placed in lower panel parts top and with respect to the handle portion of lower panel parts and in the zone in distally.Similarly, far-end also can be defined by the angled otch of spending about 80 degree with respect to the axle written treaty 55 parallel with the axle of the handle portion of sight glass, and said axle extends upward from the lower panel parts.According to another version, the luminous end far away of light guide can be formed by a succession of step-like surface.
According to preferred version, the proximal end of the light guide in being molded into handle portion provides lens, and itself and the interior light source that is contained of commutative illuminating assembly are coupled.According to a version, what lens are placed in the near-end that forms light guide has on the rope bearing part.The center that rope bearing part is arranged is in the annular gap, and auxiliary optically focused, and makes the near-end optical alignment of lens and light guide.In addition, the guide member that also in the top of receiving compartment, forms makes in the illuminating assembly at least one aim at lens/light guide.Said guide member is defined by one group of finger piece placed in the middle through the far-end that is configured to admit at least one illuminating assembly.
As said; Sight glass is through adjusting to cooperate tradable illuminating assembly; Wherein illuminating assembly can based in the following form at least one and change: the form of employed light source (electric filament lamp wherein; LED), the form of employed power supply (special-purpose non-portable AC power supplies; At least one battery) and the cross section of illuminating assembly (size of shell is no matter power supply cooperates in the enclosure still the outside at shell), at least a portion of each in the shell that wherein throws light on can be positioned in the receiving compartment of vaginal speculum.
According to a version; The handle portion of vaginal speculum is defined by orthogonal cross section substantially; Handle portion has in width between about 1.25: 1 and 3: 1 and the aspect ratio between the degree of depth, thereby allows bigger stability and rigidity, and the handheld operation of instrument.
In another version, sight glass comprises the sight glass adapter, and it comprises: outer envelope, its be configured to first and second illuminating assemblies in one similar; And inner big envelope, it is through being configured to keep another person in the said illuminating assembly.Said adapter is through cooperating so that outer envelope is formed into the tight relation that contacts with the inside of receiving compartment, and helps attached with respect to receiving compartment of said another person in the said illuminating assembly.
According to the application's case on the other hand; A kind of vaginal speculum is provided; It comprises upper panel parts and the lower panel parts that are connected movably with respect to said upper panel parts; Wherein said lower panel parts comprise the handle portion with receiving compartment, and said receiving compartment is configured for use in and admits one in first illuminating assembly and second illuminating assembly convertibly.According in this respect, at least one in first and second illuminating assemblies comprises at least one LED as light source.
In a version, sight glass comprises at least one and keeps characteristic in receiving compartment, and said maintenance characteristic is through adjusting to be used for keeping at least one of first and second illuminating assemblies.This keeps characteristic can comprise at least one rib or groove on the medial wall that (for example) be formed on receiving compartment.According to an embodiment, the maintenance characteristic also can be through disposing so that at least one in first and second illuminating assemblies aimed in receiving compartment.
According to another embodiment, above-mentioned maintenance and/or alignment characteristics also can make light source (comprising at least one LED) energising automatically of illuminating assembly through being configured to when illuminating assembly being placed in the receiving compartment at least one preset distance.Preferably, the main shaft of at least one Wei Rao the illuminating assembly in the illuminating assembly is placed at least one or the above spin orientation, wherein when molectron is inserted at least preset distance, the automatic energising of light source takes place still.
It is approaching that sight glass also can comprise the user who provides the switch block of the illuminating assembly that inserted, thereby launch its manual operation when needed, and (for example) is manually to make LED energising or the outage that is contained.
The sight glass handle portion is further through being configured to dissipate from least one the heat in first and second illuminating assemblies.In a version, illuminating assembly has different cross-sectional areas, wherein forms air gap and is directed out receiving compartment to allow heat.According to another version, at least one keeps characteristic also with respect to being loaded into the illuminating assembly in the receiving compartment hot path to be provided.In addition, a plurality of vertically extending ribs also are provided on the outside of handle portion.
Sight glass comprises light guide, and said light guide has the near-end in the upper end of the receiving compartment that is placed in handle portion, its through adjust with first and second illuminating assemblies in any one coupling.Light guide comprises the luminous end far away through setting, and it is aimed at along the elongated portion of lower panel parts.According to preferred version, said far-end have about 1.5 inches to about 3.5 inches radius, the center of wherein said radius be placed in lower panel parts top and with respect to the handle portion of lower panel parts in the zone in distally.Similarly, far-end also can be defined by the angled otch of spending about 80 degree with respect to the axle written treaty 55 parallel with the axle of the handle portion of sight glass, and said axle extends upward from the lower panel parts.According to another alternate version, the luminous end far away of light guide can be formed by a succession of step-like surface.
According to preferred version, the proximal end of the light guide in being molded into handle portion provides lens, and itself and the interior light source that is contained of tradable illuminating assembly are coupled.As indicated above and according to a version, can lens be molded into the having in the rope bearing part an of part of the near-end that forms light guide.In addition, the guide member that also in the top of receiving compartment, forms makes light source aim at lens/light guide.
In addition; Sight glass as herein described is through adjusting to cooperate commutative illuminating assembly; Wherein illuminating assembly can be further based in the following form at least one and change: wherein the form of employed light source is (for example; Although one in the illuminating assembly comprises at least one LED; But another person in the illuminating assembly can comprise the LED or the incandescent lamp bulb of another form), the form of employed power supply (special-purpose non-portable AC power supplies; At least one battery) and the cross section of illuminating assembly (size of shell is no matter power supply cooperates in the enclosure the still outside of shell), at least a portion of each of the shell that wherein throws light on can be positioned in the receiving compartment of vaginal speculum.
According to a version; The handle portion of vaginal speculum as herein described is defined by orthogonal cross section substantially; Handle portion has the aspect ratio (width is than the degree of depth) between about 1.25: 1 and 3: 1, thereby allows bigger stability and rigidity, and the handheld operation of instrument.Sight glass is disposable, and is designed to supply single to use or the single patient use, and preferably molded by plastic material.
Another aspect according to the application's case; A kind of vaginal speculum is provided; It comprises upper panel parts and lower panel parts; Said lower panel parts comprise the handle portion with elongated receiving compartment, and said elongated receiving compartment comprises at least one internal feature, to be used to admit battery-powered illuminating assembly.
This admits characteristic can comprise at least one rib, projection or groove on the medial wall that is formed on receiving compartment.According to an embodiment, the admittance characteristic also can be through disposing so that at least one in first and second illuminating assemblies aimed in receiving compartment.
According to another embodiment, admittance mentioned above and/or alignment characteristics also can be through being configured to when illuminating assembly being placed in the receiving compartment at least preset distance, the light source of illuminating assembly to be switched on automatically.Preferably, the main shaft of at least one Wei Rao the illuminating assembly in the illuminating assembly is placed at least one or the above spin orientation, wherein when molectron is inserted at least preset distance, the automatic energising of light source takes place still.
It is approaching that sight glass also can comprise the user who provides the switch block of the illuminating assembly that inserted, thereby launch its manual operation when needed.
The sight glass handle portion is further through being configured to dissipate from least one the heat in first and second illuminating assemblies.In a version, illuminating assembly has different cross-sectional areas, wherein forms air gap and is directed out receiving compartment to allow heat.According to another version, at least one keeps characteristic also with respect to being loaded into the illuminating assembly in the receiving compartment hot path to be provided.In addition, a succession of four or more vertically extending rib also is provided on the outside of handle portion.
According to preferred version, the proximal end of the light guide in being molded into handle portion provides lens, and itself and the interior light source that is contained of tradable illuminating assembly are coupled.In addition, the guide member that also in the top of receiving compartment, forms just light source is aimed at lens/light guide.According to a version, said guide member is by aiming at or the middle one group of finger piece placed in the middle of distal portions of illuminating assembly is defined through being configured to.
As said; Sight glass is through adjusting to cooperate tradable illuminating assembly; Wherein illuminating assembly can based in the following form at least one and change: the form of the form of employed light source (electric filament lamp, LED), employed power supply (special-purpose non-portable AC power supplies wherein; At least one battery) and the cross section of the illuminating assembly (size of shell; No matter power supply cooperates in the enclosure still the outside at shell), at least a portion of each of the shell that wherein throws light on can be positioned in the receiving compartment of handle portion of vaginal speculum.
According to a version, the handle portion of vaginal speculum is defined by orthogonal cross section substantially, and handle portion has the aspect ratio (width is than the degree of depth) between about 1.25: 1 and 3: 1, thereby allows bigger stability and rigidity, and the handheld operation of equipment.
Another aspect according to the application's case; A kind of vaginal speculum is provided; It comprises upper panel parts and lower panel parts, and said lower panel parts comprise the handle portion with receiving compartment, and said upper panel parts are connected to said lower panel movably; Said sight glass comprises: near-end, and it defines opening or aperture between the near-end of said up and down tab member; And far-end; To the target projection illumination, said lower panel parts further comprise light guide through said far-end, and said light guide has the near-end at the place, top that is placed in said receiving compartment; Said light guide is crooked; And extend in the axial direction along at least one axial component of said lower panel parts substantially, and wherein said sight glass is through being configured in said handle portion, to admit light source, it is coupled to the near-end of said light guide; Said sight glass further comprises and is used for reducing the member of amount that reflexes to user's light from said lower panel parts through said aperture, and wherein light guide comprises the far-end through setting.
This far-end through setting can be formed with curve, for example the fillet otch.According to preferred styles, said far-end infra tab member top and with respect to the handle portion of lower panel parts in the zone in distally, have about 1.5 inches to about 3.5 inches radius.Said far-end also can be defined by the angled otch of spending about 80 degree with respect to the axle written treaty 55 parallel with the axle of the handle portion of sight glass, and said axle extends upward from the lower panel parts.According to another alternate version, the luminous end far away of light guide can be formed by a succession of step-like surface.
According to preferred version, the proximal end of the light guide in being molded into handle portion provides lens, and itself and the interior light source that is contained of tradable illuminating assembly are coupled.According to a version, that lens are settled or be molded into the near-end that forms light guide has in the rope bearing part.In addition, the guide member that also in the top of receiving compartment, forms makes light source aim at lens/light guide, and according to a version, guide member has one group of finger piece placed in the middle of the distal portions of aiming at illuminating assembly.
Sight glass as herein described makes and can between various illuminating assemblies, exchange.Said sight glass further allows bigger stability and rigidity, and the better lighting quality and the uniformity are provided.With regard to its manufacturing, sight glass as herein described is more cheap, and to the user bigger target visibility is provided through reducing dazzle.
From the following specific embodiment that should combine advantages, will understand these and others and characteristic and advantage easily.
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Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the vaginal speculum apparatus processed according to prior art;
Fig. 2 is the front, perspective view of employed prior art disposable vaginal speculum in the equipment of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the rear view of the prior art disposable vaginal speculum of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is the front, perspective view of Fig. 2 to the prior art disposable vaginal speculum of Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is the unassembled rear perspective view of part of the vaginal speculum apparatus processed according to first embodiment;
Fig. 6 is the rear perspective view of the vaginal speculum apparatus of Fig. 5 of having assembled;
Fig. 7 is the unassembled front, perspective view of part of the vaginal speculum apparatus of Fig. 5 and Fig. 6;
Fig. 7 A is the perspective view of disposable shield sleeve parts of a part of illuminating assembly that is used for the vaginal speculum apparatus of coverage diagram 7;
The side perspective view of Fig. 8 employed illuminating assembly that is Fig. 5 in the vaginal speculum apparatus of Fig. 7;
Fig. 9 is the perspective bottom view that Fig. 5 arrives the vaginal speculum of equipment depicted in figure 7;
The part bottom end view of the vaginal speculum of Figure 10 depiction 5 to Fig. 7;
Figure 11 is the bottom perspective view of the illuminating assembly of Fig. 8;
Figure 12 is the perspective view of the removed illuminating assembly of lid of Fig. 8 and Figure 11;
Figure 13 A describes the rope illuminating assembly with respect to the interchangeability of Fig. 5 to the vaginal speculum of Fig. 7;
The guide wire of alternative shape of the equipment of being described among Figure 13 B depiction 13A;
Figure 14 is the bottom perspective view of substituting vaginal speculum design;
Figure 15 is the perspective view of the vaginal speculum apparatus that comprises wireless illuminating assembly processed according to another embodiment;
Figure 16 describes the vaginal speculum apparatus according to Figure 15, and it comprises Docking station;
Figure 17 is the perspective view of processing according to another embodiment that the rope illuminating assembly is arranged;
Figure 18 is the exploded view according to the vaginal speculum apparatus of another embodiment;
Figure 19 is the telescopic exploded view of employed lamp in the illuminating assembly of vaginal speculum apparatus of Figure 18;
Figure 20 is the rear perspective view of the vaginal speculum apparatus under the situation of having assembled of Figure 18;
Figure 21 is that Figure 18 is to the disposable sight glass under unassembled situation of Figure 20 and the side view of illuminating assembly;
Figure 22 is the functional electric block diagram of the illuminating assembly of Figure 11 and Figure 12;
Figure 23 is the side view of the vaginal speculum apparatus processed according to another embodiment, and said vaginal speculum apparatus is similar to the vaginal speculum apparatus of Figure 16 and Figure 17;
Figure 24 is the side view of the vaginal speculum apparatus processed according to another embodiment;
Figure 25 is the perspective view of the far-end of Fig. 5 light guide of arriving vaginal speculum depicted in figure 7;
Figure 26 is the enlarged drawing in the cross section of Fig. 5 bottom flaps parts of arriving vaginal speculum depicted in figure 7;
Figure 27 is the sectional side view of Fig. 5 to the light guide of the vaginal speculum of Fig. 7;
Figure 28 is the unassembled figure of part according to the vaginal speculum apparatus of another embodiment manufacturing;
Figure 29 is the top perspective of employed illuminating assembly in the vaginal speculum molectron of Figure 28;
Figure 30 is the side view of the vaginal speculum apparatus under the assembled state that is in that is shown as Figure 28 and Figure 29;
Figure 31 is the rear perspective view that is shown as the vaginal speculum apparatus in the alternate assembling position of being in of Figure 28 and Figure 29;
Figure 32 and Figure 33 be in unassembled and part assembled state down like perspective view with the sight glass adapter that has the illuminating assembly of restricting to use; And
Figure 34 is the diagrammatic view of the alternate version of the power adapters used to the vaginal speculum apparatus of Fig. 7 with Fig. 5.
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Following content relates to that this paper describes and based on according to the vaginal speculum apparatus of the band illumination of each embodiment of the application's case and some aspect of said equipment.Yet, should understand easily according to following argumentation, be understood by those skilled in the art that a lot of variations and modification, and hope said variation and be modified in the scope of inventive concepts.In addition; Use some term in the whole argumentation; For example " top ", " top ", " bottom ", " bottom ", " in ... top ", " in ... below ", " near-end " and " far-end ", use its each so that the suitable reference frame to accompanying drawing is provided.Yet these terms do not hope to be excessively restriction to remove the clearly indication of being far from it.
At first arrive Fig. 4 referring to Fig. 1, show a kind of prior art vaginal speculum apparatus 100, it comprises disposable sight glass 102 and reusable illuminating assembly 140.Disposable sight glass 102 comprises the assembly of three (3) individual interconnection, promptly down or bottom flaps parts 104, go up or top tab parts 108 and slide unit 112.In two tab member 104,108 each is preferably processed by transparent durable plastic material (for example acrylic acid or polystyrene), and wherein each in lower panel parts 104 and the upper panel parts 108 all comprises flute profile far-end fin 116.Handle portion 120 extends from the near-end or the rear end of lower panel parts 104 vertically downward, and wherein handle portion is integrally molded as the part of lower panel parts.
The mid portion of slide unit 112 is engaged in the guide groove (not shown); Said guide groove be provided at handle portion 120 on the side at rear; Slide unit further has fork-shaped upper end or yoke 124; It admits upper panel parts 108, and upper panel parts 108 are attached to fork-shaped upper end or yoke 124 pivotally, said upper panel parts 108 comprise from the proximal extension of tab member to the lever segment that extends below 128.
In addition; Slide unit 112 further comprises lower tongue 129; It has single hook tooth 130; One group of corresponding tooth 131 engagement on said hook tooth 130 and the outside, rear that is provided at handle portion 120 are so that provide the opposing vertical adjustment as required between up and down tab member 104,108.This paper describes the additional detail relevant with disposable sight glass 100, comprises the adjustment of upper and lower tab member 104,108, and it can be the 3rd, 716, finds in No. 047 United States Patent (USP), and the complete content of said patent is incorporated herein by reference.
Referring to Fig. 1, the handle portion 120 of disposable sight glass 100 comprises receiving compartment 133, and its size is suitable for admitting the shell 144 of reusable illuminating assembly 140.Shell 144 keeps miniature incandescent lamps, halogen lamp for example, and it is remained in the distal portions 148 of shell 144 hermetically.The proximal part of shell 144 extends from receiving compartment 133 when being assembled into sight glass 100, and said proximal part comprises Stress Release adapter 152, and it extends to cable 156, and cable 156 further extends to switch assembly 160.As shown in fig. 1, cable 164 extends to pronged plug 168 from switch assembly 160, and it meshes corresponding socket 172, and the latter by the respective cable that extends to mains transformer 176 174 bolts is.Switch assembly 160 is defined by elastomer shell, and it has the button 163 that can depress, and said button 163 is used for optionally making miniature incandescent lamps (not shown) energising that is contained in the distal portions 148 of illuminator enclosure 144.Can be in co-assigned and co-pending being entitled as: find the detail relevant with illuminating assembly 140 in the open case of the 2004/0184288A1 U.S. Patent application of ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY HAVING FLUID-TIGHTSEAL, the complete content that said U.S. Patent application discloses case be incorporated herein by reference.
To Fig. 4, and for light is directed to the target of being paid close attention to from illuminating assembly 140, crooked light pipe or conduit 146 is provided referring to Fig. 1, light guide has the near-end in the upper end of the handle portion 120 that is placed in lower panel parts 104 (Fig. 2).When shell 144 is inserted in the receiving compartment 133 of handle portion 120 of sight glass 100, include the near-end of miniature incandescent lamp optical coupled to light guide 146.Then, by internal reflection, the light of being launched is directed into flat distal ends luminous end 147 through the length of light guide 146, and wherein light is then substantially along the Y-direction target distribution of lower panel parts 104.Light guide 146 preferably is molded directly in the lower panel parts 104, wherein as said, the near-end of conduit is provided in the upper end of the receiving compartment 133 of handle portion 120.In operation, from coupled electric filament lamp light by plastic lens (show among these figure, but in Figure 27, describe wherein one) collect, said plastic lens also preferably is molded directly in the near-end of light guide 146.Said lens have suitable curvature, collecting from the light of the lamp of illuminating assembly 140, and guide said light through the light guide 146 that can transmit.
Although light guide 146 is provided for guiding the coupling component of the illumination of the miniature incandescent lamp that is contained from illuminating assembly 140, there are the relevant many problems of instrument design that arrive Fig. 4 with Fig. 1.At first, as clearly showing among Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, when the design of light guide 146 is watched through the proximal openings that is defined 135 of disposable sight glass 100 the user, cause barrier to the user.More particularly, the dazzle that the light that the generation of the reflectivity properties of light guide 146 is reflected towards user's near-end by the far-end 147 from conduit causes, the wherein effectively illumination of the loss meeting reduction target of light transmission.Formed extra poor efficiency is that when using exterior lighting, light guide 146 produces shade.In addition, the far-end 147 of light guide 146 is smooth, and perpendicular to the centrage of light guide, far-end 147 forms flow collection zone, and it has also hindered the light from target.Far-end 147 like the light guide 146 that this paper provided is also being made difficulty aspect the injection-molded.
To Fig. 7, show the vaginal speculum apparatus of processing according to first embodiment 200 referring to Fig. 5.Vaginal speculum apparatus 200 comprises disposable sight glass 204 and illuminating assembly 230, and illuminating assembly 230 is attached to the handle portion 216 of sight glass releasedly.In this embodiment, handle portion 216 is a hollow, comprises the open bottom end in the receiving compartment 217 that extends to otherwise sealing.The handle portion 216 that comprises receiving compartment 217 defines by being substantially orthogonal cross section, and hereinafter is described its importance in detail.
With aforementioned content class seemingly, according to the disposable sight glass 204 of this embodiment usually by last or top tab parts 212, down or bottom flaps parts 214 (it comprises handle portion 216 on the whole) and slide unit 220 define.In upper panel parts 212 and the lower panel parts 214 each is all as constructing described to Fig. 4 about Fig. 1 similarly; Wherein each parts is preferably formed by durable transparent plastic material (for example acrylic acid or polystyrene), and wherein each tab member is further defined by flute profile elongate section or fin 215 (Fig. 7).Upper panel parts 212 further comprise lever segment 224, its in its proximal end to extending below.Slide unit 220 is also preferably processed (is transparent although there is no need) by durable plastic material; Slide unit 220 further comprises fork-shaped top or yoke 228; It admits upper panel parts 212 and flexible protuberance 225 pivotally; Flexible protuberance 225 be placed in yoke 228 under, and extend back; That is, extend away from handle portion 216.Flexible protuberance 225 is bent upwards into convex surface configuration (as describing among Fig. 5), and comprises one group of hook tooth 226 of settling along its bottom surface.
As described in greater detail below, the size of the receiving compartment 217 of disposable sight glass 204 as herein described is suitable for holding convertibly and releasedly at least two illuminating assemblies.To describe in more detail like hereinafter, the illuminating assembly that can be held convertibly by sight glass can be based at least one structure and/or function aspects (comprising size, power supply type and light source type) and is changed.In a variation; The receiving compartment 217 of sight glass 204 can be admitted rope illuminating assembly 140 (Fig. 1) convertibly and utilize the molectron or the portable lighting molectron of the like configurations of non-compact power (for example AC power supplies); For example the exemplary set component 230, and it is more fully showed in Fig. 8, Figure 11 and Figure 12.Provide exemplary therewith version relevant details at present.
From reference purpose, in each of Fig. 8, Figure 11 and Figure 12, describe at least in part according to the wireless of this embodiment or portable lighting molectron 230 at Fig. 5.Briefly, the shell 236 of hollow defines this illuminating assembly 230 by having substantially, and the size of said hollow is suitable for keeping some assemblies, and is as mentioned below.
More particularly, shell 236 is defined by the top 245 of bottom base part 260 and narrower extension.According to present embodiment, said two parts 245,260 of whole formation through molded said shell, shell is processed by durable plastic material.The size on the top 245 of narrower extension is suitable for integrally being engaged in the receiving compartment 217 of handle portion 216, and comprises from the extension 238 of the outstanding short tube shape open-ended of its end face 235.
As more clearly showing among Fig. 8 and Figure 11; The top 245 of shell 236 also comprises one group of parallel orbit 249 (in each of Fig. 8 and Figure 11 only show wherein); Its opposite side along shell is settled; Said parallel orbit 249 is used for coming alignment package 230 with respect to the receiving compartment 217 of sight glass 204, thereby allows molectron on two spin orientations (apart 180 degree), to be engaged in intracavity, and is as described in greater detail below.
As said, the size of the inside of the cardinal principle hollow of shell 236 is suitable for keeping some assemblies.More particularly and referring to Figure 12, the open ledge 238 of tubulated ends comprises spacer tube 241.Lens 259 are coupled to the far-end of spacer tube 241.According to this embodiment, lens 259 have the plano-convex configuration, and in the recessed tubulose extension 238.These lens 259 are used for illumination more effectively is directed to light guide 254 (Figure 27) from coupled light source, in the part of back, describe in more detail.
The top of light source also remains in the spacer tube 241.According to this embodiment, light source is miniature white light LEDs 232 (among Figure 22 schematically show), for example by the Model LXHL-PW01 white light LEDs of Lumileds manufactured.LED 232 locates to comprise hemispherical transparent envelope (not shown) in the top, and it is aimed to provide and its optical coupled with lens 259.In addition, the inside of spacer tube 241 provides a surface, and it is used to guide from the veiling glare of the big envelope emission of LED 232, and with this photoconduction to lens 259.Perhaps, light source can be a miniature incandescent lamp, for example other suitable form of halogen lamp, arc light or light source.Although in addition and this paper described single source, can in shell 236, settle multiple source, for example have the led array of different colours (for example blue, green, white), so that the additive effect of nothing " HONGGUANG " wave filter to be provided.
The lower part of LED 232 remains in the fin of being processed by Heat Conduction Material (for example aluminum) 244, the lower end of spacer tube 241 and extend in the fin 244 from the electric contact wire (not shown) of the extension of LED 232.Fin 244 cross substantially shell 236 extension top 245 width and extend, except the recess 272 in the chamber 276 of accommodating belt inwall.
Still referring to Figure 12; Illuminating assembly further keeps at least one battery 242; In the case; Said battery 242 is single rechargeable lithium ion batteries, and for example by the Model UF 812248P JFH battery of Sanyo manufactured, said battery is placed in the compartment that is defined by a pair of projection 280 that is used for keeping the lower end of battery.According to this embodiment; The upper end of battery 242 is held; Against the part of inwall in the chamber 276 of defining the band inwall, the latter is through defining admitting the plunger that is loaded with spring 284 of fin 244 belows, and said plunger is through aiming on the direction perpendicular to the main shaft of illuminating assembly 230, to move.
According to this embodiment, comprise the assembly that is used for LED 232 is supplied power and the printed circuit board (PCB) 240 of circuit and be placed in the base part 260 of molectron shell 236.Circuit board 240 comprises the circuit that is used to control the required electric current of LED 232.According to this embodiment, circuit board 240 comprises buck or boost formula constant current led driver 251, for example is used for the Model LTC3453EUF of this purpose.According to this embodiment, use one group of track 285, remain in the shell 236 circuit board 240 and aligning, but can use other suitable retaining member.One group the charging contact 286 be placed in circuit board 240 under, each all gives prominence to the bottom surface 287 of passing shell 236.According to this embodiment, three (3) individual these type of contacts are provided, each in the said contact waits square to separate each other, and hereinafter is described the purpose of doing like this in detail.Extend and extend through the back arrival circuit board 240 of the line process battery 242 of fin from the bottom of LED 232, and be connected with it in a usual manner, isochrone extends to the negative terminal of battery 242 from circuit board 240.
According to a version hereinafter described, battery 242 is rechargeable, and wherein the size of shell 236 is suitable for and allows through recharging with the attached of Docking station through being configured to.Attached relevant details with the shell of illuminating assembly is described in embodiment subsequently; But purpose from this argumentation; And return referring to Figure 11 and Figure 12; When the base part 260 of shell 236 is placed in the port of Docking station, 286 engagements of charging contact, said port is through being configured to its maintenance.The lower surface engagement of contact 286 and circuit board 240 recharges the battery 242 that is contained with permission, and the latter is electrically connected to circuit board.In this case, three charging contacts 286 allow shell 236 on the orientation that at least two 180 degree are separated by, to be installed in the groove of Docking station, and also allow to recharge, and therefore said contact is insensitive to the position.In preferred version, and referring to Figure 22, circuit board 240 further comprises short circuit/overcurrent protection 247, with the short circuit that prevents battery 242 with overcharge.According to this embodiment, use ModelUCC3952PW-1, but can replace by other appropriate device by Texas Instruments manufactured.
According to present embodiment, base part 260 further comprises a pair of clamping recess 289 (Figure 11), and its combined charge contact 286 and using is to allow " clothes-pin " mechanism (not shown) and its engagement, so that be used for charging when needed or be used for auxiliary power.
It should be noted that in passing various other configurations can be used for the auxiliary power supply or the main power supply of illuminating assembly 230 as herein described.For instance; And as shown in Figure 34; Replacement is charged to battery 242; When battery near or when exhausting fully (the low battery electric quantity indicator 295 that provides on like the outside by shell 236 is indicated), alternately through being configured to hold plug-in type rope 291, it is connected to non-portable (for example AC) power supply through transformator 296 to shell 236.According to this embodiment; Place, top on the top 245 of adjacent housings 236 provides low battery electric quantity indicator 295; But otherwise (for example 287 (Figure 12) along the bottom surface) settle low battery electric quantity indicator 295; (for example) indicator is connected to circuit board 240 in a usual manner, as schematically showing among Figure 22.In addition, there is no need to require battery 242 (Figure 12) to be placed in the shell 236, but alternately be placed in the power adapters.As also showing among Figure 34; At least one battery 242 alternately and individually is included in the power adapters 298; For example by the cable 293 in the jack 297 that can be inserted in the base part 260; Or by the power adapters that contains battery (not shown), and power adapters 198 bolts are tied to molectron shell 236, the one group of pin 299 that wherein for example is used to mesh charging contact 286 with said battery machine be engaged to the bottom surface 287 (Figure 12) of base part 260.
Referring to Figure 12 and Figure 22, and according to present embodiment, electric conductivity bar parts 290 extend along the medial wall of shell 236, and said parts have the lower end 292 of conductive contact 243 arrangements of proximate circuitry plate 240.Electric conductivity bar parts 290 extend in the extension, top 245, are placed in the contact 294 on the inboard of mechanical slide switch 248 with switch, and said switch is placed on the outside of shell 236, as the most clearly showing among Figure 11 and Figure 12.According to this embodiment; Switch 248 allows to operate automatically through being configured to when (for example) is placed in shell 236 through the engagement between the outer surface of internal feature in the receiving compartment 217 and switch 248 in the receiving compartment 217 of handle portion 216 at least preset distance.In the case, the plunger 284 that is loaded with spring combines the inwall of receiving compartments 217 and uses, and remains in the receiving compartment 217 with auxiliary engagement with illuminating assembly 230.
According to this embodiment, the outer surface of slide switch 248 comprises pair of outer protuberance 253, on the top and bottom of slide switch each one, with the manual operation of assisted group component.According to this embodiment; Engagement impels switch 248 supporting the biasing of helical spring (not shown) and moves down; Thereby switch is biased in open position; And the lower end 292 of impelling bus parts 290 electrically contacts the conductive contact 243 of circuit board 240, thereby accomplishes said circuit, and makes LED 232 energisings.
According to this embodiment, illuminating assembly 230 further allows slide switch 248 manually to be defaulted to latched position, wherein can in the receiving compartment 217 (Fig. 5) that molectron 230 is installed to sight glass 204 (Fig. 5), make LED 232 energisings before.In this configuration; Slide switch 248 is based on the downward engagement of the switch of realizing through the finger pressure that is supporting one in the outside protuberance 253 248; And be retained in the latched position, the location of one in the wherein said outside protuberance 253 is attached to the latch 261 of flat spring 263.The finger pressure of switch 248 allows the outage of LED 232, but during illuminating assembly 230 lockings, and how the position of pipe shell 236 in receiving compartment 217 (Fig. 5) be not, do not have automatic operation.
In the time of in addition and in not being placed on " locking " position; Removing shell 236 from receiving compartment 217 can make switch 248 (for example cut off the power supply automatically; Through switch 248 is upwards slided into initial position; Thereby the lower end 292 of electric conductivity bar parts 290 do not moved to contacts with circuit board 240), thus and make light source (for example LED) 232 outages that contained.Should note; Can utilize the switch assembly of other form; For example (but being not limited to) optical switch, magnetic/reed switch and other mechanical switch (ON/OFF throw-over switch for example, it can be launched by said sight glass when meshing with sight glass, to make LED energising and the outage that is contained automatically or manually).
Wireless, the self-sufficiency of illuminating assembly 230 as herein described and compact nature and operation (lock-in feature that comprises slide outside switch 248) further make molectron as herein described can be used as examinating light independently.The location of location and the collecting lens 259 of LED 232 in spacer tube 241 allows directly effectively and emissive lighting equably.The LED232 that is contained in the illuminating assembly 230 and especially location in fin 244 further provides security feature, and reason is that this exposed ends that can make tubular portion 238 contacts with the patient under the situation of specific injured risk not having substantially.More particularly, because the lens that are coupled are in the inside of tubulose extension 238, so lens 259 can not easily be touched by patient or user.When illuminating assembly 230 drops, lens 259 further with the impact load isolation.
Referring to Figure 13 A and Figure 13 B, and as said, but that the receiving compartment 217 of vaginal speculum as herein described 204 further allows the release type of rope illuminating assembly 140 is attached, as before describing with respect to Fig. 1 and showing.As shown in Figure 9; Receiving compartment 217 comprises a pair of relative inner tracks shape part 250; It is formed between two inner parallel substantially sidewalls of handle portion 216, and said rail portion is extended generally along the length of receiving compartment 217, and it is used for supporting and aligning has rope illuminating assembly 140.According to molectron can be installed at least two be separated by 180 the degree orientation on this embodiment, rail-like part 250 also is used for aiming at the guide rail 249 (Fig. 8) of wireless illuminating assembly 230.
The top of arbitrary illuminating assembly shell 236,144 is received in the receiving compartment 217, and said top comprises the open part 238 of tubulated ends of the extension of shell 236, or the distal portions 148 (Fig. 1) of illumination shell 144 (Fig. 1).The inside of a pair of relative arrangement finger piece placed in the middle 246 forms guide members, so that on any one of two 180 orientations of being separated by, will have the distal portions 148 (Fig. 1) of rope illuminating assembly 140 (Fig. 1) to be positioned at the center in the receiving compartment 217.Be placed in crossed strip shape projection 136 (Fig. 1) the guiding illumination molectron 140 (Fig. 1) originally on the outside of illumination shell 144 (Fig. 1), and it is oriented in the receiving compartment 133 (Fig. 1).Projection 136 (Fig. 1) also through with the frictional fit of the inside of receiving compartment 133 (Fig. 1), fastening function is provided.
In either case; There are rope illuminating assembly 140 and wireless or portable lighting molectron 230 can be installed in the receiving compartment 217 of handle portion 216; The light source that is wherein contained in each molectron effectively with the coupling of the near-end of light guide 254 (Figure 27), with illumination target equably.In the formerly described wireless illuminating assembly 230; Partly use the reflective interior surfaces of spacer tube 241, light is directed to lens 259 from the LED 232 that is contained, it collects said light; And then it is directed to collecting lens 262 (Figure 27), as mentioned below.
As discussed previously; The size on the top 245 of shell 236 is suitable for overall co-ordination in receiving compartment 217; Wherein by substantially with (width x depth) in length and breadth on top 245 about 2: 1 handle portion 216 that recently defines in length and breadth than coupling, thereby define the closely cooperation of contact substantially.1.25: 1 to 3: 1 scope is suitable for providing enough stability and bigger rigidity, allows effective handheld operation simultaneously.The base part 260 of the extension of illuminating assembly 230 further defines effective length or active length, and measuring like the bottom from a P (Fig. 6) to base part 260 is 5.50 inches, as being showed by " A " among Fig. 6.Purpose from this argumentation; Point P represents contacting with the patient from the purpose of inspection usually of sight glass 204; And the elongated tab portion 215 (Fig. 7) along lower panel parts 214 is positioned at the most proximal end part on lower panel parts 214 outer lower side, and as said, this point is representational.More particularly, some P general location is near the far-end of light guide 254 (Figure 27).According to this embodiment, the preferable range of " A " is between about 3 inches to about 6 inches.In addition, the orthogonal end that is substantially of base part 260 provides stable pedestal for the user, and effective rigidity is provided, and wherein can easily hand said equipment 200 (Fig. 5).
To Figure 27, sight glass 204 as herein described comprises the light guide 254 with near-end 255 referring to Figure 25, and it is coupled to any one the light source in attached convertibly illuminating assembly 140 and 230.Near-end 255 further comprises collecting lens 262.Be not with such according to previous version; Only lens are molded in the near-end; But will be molded as according to the lens 262 of this embodiment by bearing part 264 insert relevant with near-end, wherein said bearing part 264 is positioned at the centre in the annular gap 265 that forms between the said group of inside center finger piece 246.Bearing part 264 is reinforced in annular gap 265 through at least one net (not shown), and is sagging to prevent.Give the credit to this structure, collecting lens 262 provides the improved optical coupled with the light source of arbitrary illuminating assembly 140 (Fig. 1), illuminating assembly 230 (Fig. 7).By the improved mechanical registeration of illuminating assembly and lens 262 (Figure 27), and reach this improved optical coupled by the more effective internal reflection of the cylindrical portion office of the light guide in the annular gap 265 254.
Different with prior art, the far-end 258 of light guide 254 is also different with the version of Fig. 2.According to this embodiment, far-end 258 preferably is molded in the lower panel parts 214, and has the configuration of shaping.With regard to " shaping ", the surface of its expression far-end 258 has the shape of defining, and the said shape that defines is not 90 degree otch with respect to the axle of light guide 254.Therefore, hope that this term can contain angled surface and both scopes of curvilinear surface (for example sphere, parabola etc.).The profile at far-end 258 places is preferably formed to fan-shaped, for example will cut by end mill(ing) cutter or similar devices.Perhaps, (for example) can place above-mentioned modification the molding process of the lower panel parts 214 of sight glass 204 so if sight glass is processed by polystyrene, acrylic acid or similar material.To understand easily that said notion should not be limited to these materials, but also should be applied to almost any material that can transmit light.
The profile that is provided in the luminous end far away 258 according to this specific embodiment comes down to fan-shaped otch, and it forms radius is about 1.5 to 3.5 inches inside (promptly recessed) sweep.From a Q (Figure 27) center of radius is provided, when the far-end measuring radius, it is about 2.6 inches from the rear side of handle portion 210, and during from the top vertical survey radius of the groove 215 (Fig. 7) of lower panel part 214, it is about 2.4 inches.Show these sizes among Figure 27.Two vary in size that it should be noted that anchor point Q approximately+/-0.30 inch, and still produce required effect.Alternately use the angled otch of the otch of the fan-shaped end of radiussed approximate mentioned above to form the far-end 258 that this paper defines.According to a version, the suitable angle of about 70 degree (as with respect to vertical line, measuring gained clockwise from the nearly upper end of otch) is provided, thereby forms to the face that extends below.For improved lighting point quality is provided, still reduce dazzle simultaneously to the user, said angle can change to about 80 degree from about 55 degree.The integral body that distal face is passed in illumination, make fluid collection not significantly stray light transmit.This configuration prevents that further dazzle from reflecting back into the user through the opening of sight glass, and said profile itself is further come assisted user through less invading the visual field of seeing through opening.Perhaps, and replace providing successive profiled surface, far-end 258 can possess a succession of step-like surface (not shown).
In operation, collected from the light of coupled illuminating assembly 140,230 emissions by lens 262 (Figure 27), lens 262 are positioned on the bearing part 264, and internal reflection takes place in light guide 254 light, and then from far-end 258 emissions.The emission of light is to make wherein not have the distal guide light of the elongated tab portion 215 of court (Fig. 7) significant luminous reflectance and get back to the user who watches through hole or opening 221 (Fig. 5).
Except that aforementioned content, can handle (for example, through making hair side) to surface near the light guide 254 of upper and lower tab member 212,214.This type of processing helps when sight glass 204 uses with external light source, reduces guiding unwanted light (that is the light except that the light that receives from target) to the user.Similarly, the far-end 258 of light guide 254 can possess multiple different optical surface (through it is handled), so that light output is smooth and the distribution of control illumination.
Figure 14 describes alternative designs; Wherein the receiving compartment 217A of disposable sight glass can be through revising to hold wireless illuminating assembly (not shown), and said wireless illuminating assembly has through being configured to have in the side through the mode by side the shell (not shown) of two AAAA batteries.According to this version, the size of one group of track 250A is suitable for accommodating individually rope illumination shell, the said molectron of wherein said rail alignment, and molectron remained among the receiving compartment 217A.In this version and previous embodiment; Handle portion 216 (Fig. 5); 216A (Figure 14) can further comprise a succession of parallel vertically arranged rib 256 (Fig. 7); It is placed on the side of face forward of handle portion, the said rib member of the heat that produces by the illuminating assembly that is kept that is provided for dissipating, and be provided for making the member of user's finger away from " heat " surface.Confirmed to provide four (4) individual vertically extending outside ribs 256, its each have about 0.160 inch degree of depth, about 0.055 inch thickness, and have about 0.150 inch equal intervals provides these ribs that Additional Protection will be provided.Also can utilize other shape.
Also based on receiving compartment and the difference in size of rope between the illuminating assembly 140 arranged; In receiving compartment 217, form at least one air gap (Figure 13); Said at least one air gap is used to guide heat; Make it away from illuminating assembly 140 or alternate illuminating assembly 140A (displaying and hereinafter are described in more detail among Figure 17), it can comprise LED and replace electric filament lamp as light source.Other member that is used for heat dissipation capable of using.For instance; Shell 236 can contain phase-change material (PCM) at least in part; Those phase-change materials of for example making by TEAP Energy; The amount of residual heat will that wherein forms or produce process storage in fact during use by molectron, and follow after using said equipment a period of time dissipation after the illuminating assembly of stopping using.
Except that aforementioned content, and referring to Figure 32 and Figure 33, can use the attached of the auxiliary receiving compartment 217 that rope illuminating assembly 140B and sight glass 204 arranged of sight glass adapter 281.Sight glass adapter 281 according to said embodiment is plastics molded body, and it comprises outer envelope 282, and the shape of outer envelope 282 is similar to the outer envelope of shell 236 in fact.Sight glass adapter 182 further comprises inner big envelope 283, and it is in the case through adjusting to accommodate the shell 144B that contains light source (for example electric filament lamp or at least one LED (not shown)) of rope illuminating assembly 140B.Sight glass adapter 281 is used for contacting closely substantially with the friction of the inside of receiving compartment 217 or snap fit or other.The inside big envelope 283 of adapter 281 is not requiring maintenance illuminating assembly 140B under the situation of predetermined alignment, and the optical coupled of the near-end of permission and light guide 254 (Figure 27).In operation, sight glass adapter 281 is spent at two 180 and is placed on one in the orientation in the receiving compartment (showing in this view), and before or after being placed into adapter 281 in the receiving compartment, illuminating assembly 140B is coupled in the inner big envelope 283.The size of adapter 281 is adapted such that the distal portions 148B of molectron along with molectron extends through wherein, thus light source that permission is contained and light guide (showing in this view) optical coupled.Adapter main body be provided for the dissipating member of the heat that produced by the illuminating assembly that is contained, wherein at least a portion of adapter 281 also can further be processed by phase-change material (PCM) (for example previous described those phase-change materials).
Because the portable and non-bolt of illuminating assembly 230 (Fig. 7) is (wireless) character; According to this embodiment and other following said embodiment; Speculum apparatus 200 as herein described has more multifunctionality; And can (for example) be based in part on and do not exist, the fact that rope section is arranged that 216A extends and sickbed patients is used from handle portion 216.As discussed previously, luminaire as herein described has about 3 to 6 inches effective working distance A (Fig. 6), its in bed or the patient on the examining table multifunctionality and the practicality of increase are provided.Thus, there be not connecing of for example before having run into or bolt is the relevant problem of molectron with cable.Through after inspection with arbitrary illuminating assembly 140,230 from handle portion 216, the receiving compartment 217 of 216A, said arbitrary illuminating assembly 140,230 can be easily reused in 217A removal, and abandon sight glass 204.Perhaps, can before using, be coated with rope illuminating assembly 140 (Fig. 1) with disposable shield sleeve.Be entitled as: describe this type of sheath in the open case of the 2004/0186355A1 U.S. Patent application of PROTECTIVE SHEATH FOR ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY OF A DISPOSABLEVAGINAL SPECULUM, the full content of the open case of said U.S. Patent application is incorporated herein by reference.Also describe to be used for the part of the exemplary sheath molectron 1624 of this purpose among Figure 23; Its utilization comprises the prior art sight glass 102 of groove 134 (Fig. 1); Groove 134 is formed on receiving compartment 133 places of the bottom end position of contiguous handle portion 120, said groove be sized to accommodate disposable shield sleeve molectron 1624.Sheath molectron 1624 comprises reel or endless member.This sheath molectron can combine wireless illuminating assembly to use, and maybe can use alternate sheath molectron design.Shown in Fig. 7 and Fig. 7 A, on the other hand, can use flexible shroud parts 266, cover the extension base part 260 of illuminating assembly 230 with the cardinal principle sealing relationship.According to the sheath component 266 of this embodiment only needs meet base part 260; Because the remainder of illuminating assembly 230 is included in the receiving compartment 217, wherein can uses the projection 268 that allows to tear the easily separated tear tape of being settled 270 to remove sheath and remove.
As said, contain the alternate embodiment of wireless (for example battery-powered) illuminating assembly.Referring to Figure 15 and Figure 16, show the vaginal speculum apparatus of processing according to another embodiment 378.According to this embodiment, the disposable sight glass 102 of said equipment aspect structure with identical according to the disposable sight glass that Fig. 1 described.For this reason, for the sake of clarity, same reference numerals is used for identical part.Disposable sight glass 102 comprises lower panel parts 104, and it has integral type handle portion 120, is formed with receiving compartment 133 in the handle portion 120.As discussed previously; Illumination shell 144 is (like Fig. 1 to shown in Fig. 4; Rather than shown in Figure 15 and Figure 16) 78810 type illumination apparatuies of Welch Allyn manufactured (for example by) be coupled in the receiving compartment of handle portion 120 far-end of the light guide that is contained to be coupled to releasedly.
Can also be under the situation that needs are not made amendment to sight glass according to the wireless illuminating assembly of this embodiment, be attached to convertibly in the receiving compartment 133 of handle portion 120 of sight glass 102.In other words, according to this embodiment, there are rope illuminating assembly shell and wireless illuminating assembly can be coupled to convertibly in the receiving compartment 133 that defines to the handle portion 120 of the sight glass 102 of Figure 16 by Figure 15.
Still referring to Figure 15 and Figure 16, define by shell 384 according to the wireless illuminating assembly 380 of this embodiment, wherein that at least one is extremely compact battery 404 is placed in the lower end or near-end 388 of shell.Said at least one compact battery 404 can be the AAAA rechargeable battery, the battery (AAAA type, 1.2 volts, the NiMH rechargeable battery of 300 MAHs) that for example can buy from Sanyo company.Also available other suitable minicell replaces.Miniature (is that miniature LED is (not shown in the case; But it is similar with the miniature LED that before in Figure 22, is described as 232); For example by the Model LXHL-PW01 white light LEDs of Lumileds manufactured) be placed in the far-end of illuminator enclosure 384 contiguous collecting lens 392.If at least one battery 404 is NiMH types, possibly need a circuit at said outside batteries so, so that correct electric current is provided to LED 232 (Figure 22).In battery 404 circuit external can be through setting the constant current circuit with the required electric current of LED conveying 232 (Figure 22), being similar to the circuit of before in Figure 22, describing.NiMH battery as herein described is usually 1.2 volts of operations down, and LED 232 (Figure 22) is 3.7 volts of operations down.Therefore, be less than three (3) individual NiMH batteries if use, the circuit to battery 404 can be a booster circuit so.
Illuminating assembly 380 further comprises circuit 400, and it allows the voltage of the battery 404 that at least one contained to be elevated to the required voltage of LED 232 (Figure 22) when needed.Common and as indicated above, the voltage that LED 232 (Figure 22) power supply station is needed is about 3.7 volts.The rated power of LED as herein described is 1 watt, has the light output of at least 20 lumens/watt, and has at least 1000 hours the shortest service life.More completely description is used to carry out the demonstrative circuit that this allows battery is carried out the electric function of adjusting in the open case of the 2004/0183482A1 U.S. Patent application that is entitled as ELECTRICAL ADAPTER FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENTS USING LEDSAS ILLUMINATION SOURCES of application on March 20th, 2003, and the content of the open case of said U.S. Patent application is incorporated herein with the mode of using.The fin 396 that is provided in the illuminating assembly shell 384 allows to dissipate effectively by LED 232 (Figure 22) and the heat of following circuit 400 to produce.As indicated above; Because the cause of the size of at least one battery 404 and LED; The size of illuminating assembly shell 384 is suitable for need not carrying out under the situation of any modification it; Be engaged in the receiving compartment 133 of handle portion 120 of sight glass 102, and wherein said assembly is through arranging so that when illuminating assembly shell 384 is inserted in the handle portion 120, the near-end 388 of molectron shell 384 only on the limit from handle portion 120 extensions.LED is by lens 392 (only in Figure 16, showing) and 262 (Figure 27), with respect to the near-end (for example before said) of light guide 254 or with respect to existing light guide 146 (Fig. 2) and optical coupled.
The service life of compact battery 404 as herein described is relatively limited.Preferably, equipment is through being configured to make said battery surpass the life-span that continuity equals the time of a check day at least through design with operation.Referring to Figure 16, provide to recharge or Docking station 408, said station can be connected to AC power supplies (not shown), and comprises some receiving channels, and it defines corresponding charging socket 412.The size of each in the charging socket 412 is suitable for admitting the near-end 388 of illuminating assembly shell 384.Illuminating assembly shell 384 extend below end or near-end 388 comprises the potted circuit that charges of charge inducing circuit (not shown) that is used for sealing; Or through pin or other suitable connection and the contact that recharges socket 412 engagements, the contact 286 (Figure 12) of for example charging.A plurality of sockets 412 that recharge are provided, thereby allow a plurality of illuminating assemblies 380 of storage, and simultaneously a plurality of illuminating assemblies 380 are charged, to be used at vaginal speculum apparatus 378 as herein described.Docking station 408 can further comprise at least one charge level indicator, when accomplishes with the indication charging.As discussed previously, similarly Docking station can be through being configured to according to (for example) its geometry, any using in wireless or portable lighting molectron as herein described.
In addition and referring to Figure 17, will understand, the rope illuminating assembly 140 that has of Fig. 1 also can replace electric filament lamp again through being configured to that alternate led light source is provided.According to this embodiment, it is similarly that the total structure of rope illuminating assembly 140A is arranged, and therefore uses identical reference number in suitable place.LED 232 (Figure 22) the Model LXHL-PW01 white light LEDs of Lumileds manufactured (for example by) is placed among the distal portions 148A of shell 144A.LED 232 (Figure 22) comprises hemispherical transparent envelope (not shown), and it extends from distal portions 148A, with the handle that is placed in vaginal speculum in the near-end optical coupled of light guide (in this figure, showing), as discussed previously.The size of shell 144A to be to be similar to the mode of the molectron shown in Fig. 1, suitably is adapted to fit in the receiving compartment 133 (Fig. 1) that the handle portion 120 (Fig. 1) by sight glass 102 (Fig. 1) defines.Comprising the electric filament lamp that LED replaces being contained provides some advantages, for example increases service life, and heating reduces, and color rendering properties is improved and power consumption reduces.As shown in Figure 17 and be similar to Fig. 1, the proximal part of illuminating assembly shell 144A comprises the Stress Release adapter 152 that extends to cable 156, and said cable 156 further extends to switch assembly 160.Cable 164 extends to pronged plug from switch assembly 160, and it meshes corresponding socket 172, and the latter by the respective cable that extends to power supply 176 174 bolts is.Switch assembly 160 is defined by elastomer shell, its have can press by button 163, button 163 is used to make the LED 232 (Figure 22) that is contained in the distal portions 148A of illuminating assembly shell 144A optionally to switch on.
In operation; It is that in illuminating assembly 140,140A or the wireless illuminating assembly 380 each all can be placed in the receiving compartment 133 of disposable sight glass 102 convertibly that rope or bolt are arranged; And with the coupling of the near-end of light guide 146, wherein throwing light on arrives far-end 147 through light guide and head for target carries out by internal reflection.Although not shown, shell 384 is configurable to have a switch block, with shell through with shell and/or receiving compartment inside at least one characteristic engagement when being arranged in the receiving compartment 133 at least preset distance, the light source that is contained can be switched on automatically.
To Figure 21, it shows the vaginal speculum apparatus 1200 according to another embodiment referring to Figure 18.With aforementioned content class seemingly, the illuminating assembly 1260 that speculum apparatus 1200 comprises disposable sight glass 1204 and is attached to said sight glass releasedly.In addition and also with aforementioned content class seemingly, sight glass 1204 through be configured to allow the rope illuminating assembly (for example 140, Fig. 1) or wireless (portable) illuminating assembly 1260 commutative attached.From the purpose of this embodiment, this paper only discusses wireless illuminating assembly 1260 in detail.
Columniform substantially jack 1234 is in the part of the contiguous handle portion 1216 of far-end; And be placed in lower panel parts 1214 belows; And in fact thereunder vertically extend; Said jack 1234 has open end 1238 and the hollow that defines, and the size of said hollow is suitable for keeping the illuminating assembly 1260 of equipment 1200 as herein described, and is as described in greater detail below.Yet, should understand easily, available other geometry replaces.Jack 1234 comprises: top 1242 (only in Figure 21, showing), and it is opaque according to this embodiment or black and bottom 1246, and it is formed by transparent material (the for example material of lower panel parts), and the bottom comprises open end 1238.Jack 1234 passes the opening that is formed in the lower panel parts 1214 and attached, and top 1242 partly extends through said opening, or the mode that jack can be other is Unitarily molded, so that form the part of lower panel parts.According to another alternate version, can revise (for example widening, not shown) handle portion 1216, so that accept illuminating assembly 1260.
Referring to Figure 18, the exploded view of illuminating assembly 1260 is provided.According to this specific embodiment, illuminating assembly 1260 is defined by hollow case or shell 1264, said hollow case or shell 1264 be sized to accommodate some assemblies, comprise the component prism 1286 that is installed to its top 1269.Case 1264 keeps miniatures, and it is miniature LED 1272 (Figure 19) according to this embodiment, for example by the Model LXHL-PW01 white light LEDs of Lumileds manufactured.Perhaps, light source can be a miniature incandescent lamp, for example the suitable sources of halogen lamp, arc light or other form.Or available different LED replaces, and for example the array of the LED of different colours (for example blue, green) can be provided in the shell, and through disposing so that combination results " no HONGGUANG " wave filter.
Referring to Figure 18 and Figure 19, miniature LED 1272 is remained in the sleeve pipe 1276.Rechargeable or other battery 1280 are placed in the case 1264, below sleeve pipe 1276, wherein metal conductive strips parts 1284 are placed in the inside of case along battery and telescopic outside, to accomplish circuit.Battery 1280 is kept by the spring 1288 at lower end that is placed in battery or negative terminal place, and case has end cap 1292, to be used for keeping releasedly said modules.Between component prism 1268 and sleeve pipe 1276; According to this embodiment collecting lens 1286 is provided; Be used to collect and the light output that distributes miniature LED 1272 through component prism equably; Component prism comprises the upper surface of mirror, makes light output between two tab member 1212,1214, be directed.Lens 1286 according to this embodiment are plano-convex.
Refer now to Figure 19 the details relevant with the sleeve pipe of illuminating assembly 1,260 1276 is provided, sleeve pipe 1276 comprises cylinder blanket main body 1304, and it is processed by Radel R, PPSU or other suitable polymers according to this embodiment.Perhaps, main body 1304 can be by almost any electrically insulating material manufacturing, and wherein miniature LED 1272 (in Figure 19, only partly showing) is placed in contiguous far-end 1306 places that become the attached reflector caps part 1310 of overlapping relation with it.The printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) 1314 that contains suitable electronic equipment 1318 above is used for driving (for example power supply) miniature LED 1272, and is used for making and can be supplied power to LED by battery supply 1280 (Figure 18).In co-assigned and the open case of co-pending 2004/0183482A1 U.S. Patent application, describe the circuit that is used for this purpose, the open case of said U.S. Patent application before was incorporated herein by reference in full.PCB 1314 according to this embodiment just is placed in miniature LED 1272 belows or approaching miniature LED 1272; And the opening 1322 that comprises the ledge 1326 that is used to admit fin 1330; Said fin 1330 is kept by housing main body 1304; So that the heat that dissipates and produce, and the heat that also produces by PCB 1314 by miniature LED 1272.
Still referring to Figure 19; Reflector caps part 1310 is defined by the port 1336 that the lens big envelope around miniature LED 1272 cooperates; According to an embodiment; Said port has the surface 1338 of inside convergent, and it is used for the light from miniature LED 1272 emissions is focused on collecting lens 1286 (Figure 18) effectively, and collecting lens 1286 is engaged between component prism 1268 and the LED 1272.According to this embodiment, the also recessed LED lens of reflector caps part 1310, and protect lens to avoid damaging, for example when removing from illuminating assembly case 1264 so that cleaning, avoid making sleeve pipe 1276 to drop.
By the way, it should be noted that sleeve pipe 1276 is whole portable and modular, and therefore (for example) through having another telescopic simple replacement of Different Light, other LED or light source can replace in illuminating assembly as herein described.
Referring to Figure 18 and Figure 19, when by rotary switch molectron (not shown), when contact spring 1288 axially promotes battery 1280, form negative electrical contact.When switch meshes, the bar 1334 contact sleeve pipe lining rings 1333 of electric contact 1329, wherein the contact plate in the casing main body 1,304 1335 contacts the positive battery terminals, thereby accomplishes circuit, and makes the LED1272 energising.
It should be noted that the switch assembly that can utilize other form, the for example LED that contained of optical switch, magnetic/reed switch and/or make other mechanical switch of energising and outage automatically, and/or the molectron of other form.Be further noted that by the way each in the aforementioned handle portion can comprise the characteristic of groove for example or groove, it allows, and (for example 248, user Figure 12) manually meshes through the external switch parts.
In operation; Illuminating assembly 1260 is attached to the cylindrical receptacle 1234 of disposable sight glass 1204 releasedly; Make component prism 1268 be placed into two tab member 1212 that extend to of jack; In the top 1242 in the opening that is provided between 1214 (Figure 20,21), wherein the top of lower panel parts 1214 has the opening (not shown) towards far-end.On this orientation, the light-emitting area of component prism 1268 is towards the opening axial lead between top tab parts 1212 and the lower panel parts 1214.Case 1264 is by with the friction of the inwall of jack 1234 or interference engagement and be received, but can use other suitable discharged maintenance scheme, for example snap fit.
Provide not molded or light guide or similar optical coupling member (for example Fig. 2 is provided in Fig. 4) otherwise be provided in the needs infra tab member 1214 according to this illuminating assembly 1260 of present embodiment.In addition, because illuminating assembly 1260 is battery-powered, so do not need connection cord.Therefore, equipment as herein described becomes and has more multifunctionality, for example allows to be used for sickbed patients, prevents to tangle with clinicist or patient, and prevents to assemble owing to the dirt on the cable risk of the cross infection that causes.As in aforementioned content, battery is rechargeable, and can illuminating assembly be placed in the Docking station (for example describing among Figure 16), recharges allowing.
The embodiment of embodiment shown in Figure 23 and Figure 16 and Figure 17 is similar, and wherein for the sake of clarity, this paper comes the part of designate similar with same reference numerals.Vaginal speculum apparatus 1600 comprises the illuminating assembly 1608 that carries, and it is provided in the handle portion 120 of disposable sight glass 102.In this embodiment; Illuminating assembly 1608 comprises shell 1612; Shell 1612 comprises miniature 1614; For example white light or other LED (as discussed previously), the output that wherein contains light source is coupled to collecting lens 1616 and is coupled to the light guide 1620 of sight glass 102 (with Figure 16 and Figure 17 similar).According to this embodiment, the handle portion 120 of sight glass 102 comprises groove 134 (Fig. 1), its contiguous receiving compartment 133 that holds disposable shield sleeve molectron 1624.Disposable shield sleeve molectron 1624 comprises reel or endless member 1628, and it is attached to groove 134, and said reel parts have opening, and said opening allows illuminating assembly to pass from it.Reel or endless member further keep thin flexible and transparent sheath 1632, and it is folded on the outside of reel parts, so that the expansion of said parts, to cover illuminating assembly 1608 when needed.In the open case of 2004/0186355A1 U.S. Patent application, describe this type of sheath molectron 1624 with its with the exemplary version of the interconnection of disposable sight glass in each, the open case of said U.S. Patent application before was incorporated herein by reference in full.
The another embodiment that shows vaginal speculum apparatus 1700 according to Figure 24.This particular device 1700 comprises the illuminating assembly 1708 that is defined by shell 1712, and the size of shell 1712 is adapted to fit in the receiving compartment of handle portion 1216 of disposable sight glass 1204.Shell 1712 according to this embodiment contains power supply (battery that for example at least one contained), and is used for circuit that light source (for example at least one LED 1716) is supplied power.Yet; In this embodiment, and replace using light guide, LED 1716 externally settles along the surface of flute profile lower panel parts 1214; LED is placed in the position of far-end light-emitting area of light guide; Wherein LED 1716 is coupled to shell 1712 through one group of lead-in wire 1720 with electric contact, and latter component is covered by the inclusion enclave 1724 of fluid-tight, and said inclusion enclave is formed by wall or dividing plate 1725.
Another vaginal speculum apparatus 300 that Figure 28 describes to process according to the application's case in Figure 31.As in aforementioned content, equipment 300 comprises disposable sight glass 304 and is attached to the illuminating assembly 306 of said sight glass releasedly, and said illuminating assembly has the light source of including (not shown).
The similar part of disposable sight glass that this paper showed 304 and Fig. 1 disposable sight glass described in Fig. 4 is; Sight glass comprises or top tab parts 308 and following or bottom flaps parts 312; The latter comprises integral type handle portion 316, and it has the bottom end opening that extends in the receiving compartment 317.Slide unit 320 is attached to the rear side of sight glass 304, and slide unit is coupled in the groove on the side at rear that is formed on handle portion 316, and locates to comprise yoke 332 in the top, and it is pivotable attached that it allows upper panel parts 308 to carry out with it.Upper panel parts 308 further comprise lever segment 324; Its from the near-end of upper panel parts to extending below; Lever segment has opening 336, and it defines aperture, and said aperture allows the user to watch between upper panel parts 308 and lower panel parts 312 through the yoke 332 of slide unit 320.The bottom of lever segment 324 comprises projection 340; It has interior groove 344; Interior groove 344 and the bending part that extends back from slide unit 320 348 engagements; The said parts that extend back are flexible, and have one group of hook tooth 352 along its lower surface, thereby allow upper panel parts 308 to carry out optionally hinged with respect to lower panel parts 312.
Under this background, discuss illuminating assembly 306 according to this specific embodiment at present.Still arrive Figure 31 referring to Figure 28, illuminating assembly 306 comprises light source shell 360, and itself and 364 one-tenth concurrency relations of battery case are settled, and each in the said shell is supported by base part 372.The size of light source shell 360 is adapted to fit in the receiving compartment 317 of handle portion 316 of disposable sight glass 304, and the profile of battery case 364 is suitable for cooperating with proximity relations with respect to the outside of handle portion 316, and battery case presents parallel orientation with it.Shown in Figure 30 and Figure 31, aspect the location, battery case 364 can be provided at handle portion 316 fronts or back.
The size of battery case 364 is suitable for keeping the battery (not shown) of at least one lithium ion or other form, thereby allows in bolt system not or be connected under the situation of outside (for example AC) power supply, uses illuminating assembly 306.Rotatable switch 368 is positioned at the place, top of battery case 364, and switch is electrically connected to the contact of battery and includes light source, switches on to allow the light sources (for example white light LEDs) that include in the light source shell 360.Vertical metal tube influence of moving is electrically connected when rotary switch 368, moves both vertically to impel the hard contact in the said pipe contact shell 364.Perhaps, other switch can use with this embodiment of illuminating assembly 360.For instance; Can use the switch of type shown in Figure 11 and Figure 12; Said switch has following advantage: when illuminating assembly 306 is inserted in the receiving compartment 317 of handle portion 316, launch automatically (through to lower slider), and when receiving compartment 317 is removed, forbidding (upwards sliding into initial position under through the effect of the spring in shell 364) automatically.
According to this embodiment; Light source is preferably about the far-end of light source shell 360 and settle; Thereby make light source can with previous said identical mode; With light guide 254 (Figure 27) coupling of the far-end of the receiving compartment 317 of handle portion 316, said light guide preferably has fan-shaped, curved or the luminous end far away 258 of setting otherwise, and as discussed previously and Figure 25 is to shown in Figure 27.
Fig. 1 is to the feature list of Figure 34
100 vaginal speculum apparatus
102 disposable sight glass
104 times or bottom flaps parts
On 108 or the top tab parts
112 slide units
116 flute profile far-end fins
120 handle portions
The flexible protuberance in 123 rears
124 fork-shapeds upper end or yoke
125 hook tooths
128 lever segments
129 tongues
130 hook tooths
131 teeth
133 receiving compartments
134 grooves
135 watch the hole
136 crossed strip shape projections
137 projections
139 interior grooves
140 illuminating assemblies have rope
The 140A illuminating assembly has rope
The 140B illuminating assembly has rope
144 shells, illuminating assembly
The 144A shell, illuminating assembly
The 144B shell, illuminating assembly
146 light guides
147 luminous ends far away
148 distal portions
The 148A distal portions
The 148B distal portions
152 Stress Release adapters
156 cables
160 switch assemblies
163 can press and touch the button
164 cables
168 pronged plugs
172 sockets
174 cables
176 mains transformer
200 vaginal speculum apparatus
204 disposable sight glass
On 212 or the top tab parts
214 times or bottom flaps parts
215 elongated portions or fin
216 handle portions
The 216A handle portion
217 receiving compartments
The 217A receiving compartment
220 slide units
221 openings
222 external teeth
223 guide grooves
224 lever segments
225 flexible protuberances
226 hook tooths
227 bottom projections
228 yokes or top
229 lower tongue
230 illuminating assemblies
232 LED
235 upper surfaces
236 shells
The extension that 238 tubulated ends are open
240 circuit boards
241 spacer tubes
242 batteries
243 conductive contacts
244 fin
245 tops
246 inner finger pieces placed in the middle
247 short circuits/overcurrent protection
248 slide switches
249 guide rails
250 rail-like parts
The 250A track
251 led drivers
253 protuberances
254 light guides
255 near-ends
256 ribs, the vertical extension
258 far-ends
259 lens
260 base parts
261 pins, latch
262 collecting lenses
263 flat springs
264 bearing parts
265 annular gaps
266 sheath components
268 projections
270 easily separated tear tapes
272 recesses
The chamber of 276 band inwalls
280 projections
281 sight glass adapters
282 outer envelope
283 inner big envelopes
284 plungers are loaded with spring
285 guide rails
286 charging contacts
287 lower surfaces
288 power adapters
289 clamping recesses
290 bus parts
291 plug-in types rope
292 lower ends
293 cables
294 switch contacts
295 low battery indicator
296 transformators
297 jacks
298 power adapters
299 pins
300 vaginal speculum apparatus
304 disposable sight glass
306 illuminating assemblies
On 308 or the top tab parts
312 times or bottom flaps parts
316 handle portions
317 receiving compartments
320 slide units
324 lever segments
332 yokes
336 openings
340 projections
344 interior grooves
348 bending parts
352 hook tooths
356 tongues
358 teeth, ratchet
360 light source shells
364 battery cases
368 rotatable switches
372 base parts
378 equipment
380 illuminating assemblies
384 shells
388 times or near-end
392 lens
396 fin
400 circuit
404 batteries
408 Docking stations
412 charging sockets
1200 vaginal speculum apparatus
1204 disposable sight glass
On 1212 or the top tab parts
1214 lower panel parts
1216 integral type handle portions
1220 slide units
1222 lever segments
1226 yokes or top
1234 jacks
1238 open ends
1242 tops
1246 bottoms
1260 illuminating assemblies
1264 cases or shell, hollow
1268 component prisms
1269 tops
1272 miniature LED
1276 sleeve pipes
1280 ponds
1284 bus parts
1286 collecting lenses
1288 springs
1292 end caps
1304 shells, sleeve pipe
1306 far-ends
1310 reflector caps parts
1314 circuit boards
1318 circuit
1322 openings
1326 jags
1327 axial notches
1329 electric contacts
1330 fin
1331 electric contacts
1333 sleeve pipe lining rings
1335 battery contact plates
1336 openings
1337 rivets
1338 tapered portion
The hole of 1339 cuttings
1600 vaginal speculum apparatus
1608 illuminating assemblies
1612 shells
1614 light sources
1616 collecting lenses
1620 light guides
1624 disposable shield sleeve molectrons
1628 reel parts
1632 sheaths
1700 vaginal speculum apparatus
1708 illuminating assemblies
1712 shells
1716 light sources
1720 lead-in wires
1724 inclusion enclaves
1725 dividing plates/wall
Should understand easily that the those skilled in the art possibly make other change and modification, think these changes and being modified in the invention scope as herein described.For instance, although each in the previous embodiment is described specific battery relation, can be in desired extent and range according to appended claims, but other configuration and the orientation of use electrical interconnection.Although each in addition and among the said embodiment is directly relevant with the sight glass with sealing receiving compartment, can imagine that embodiment as herein described also can (for example) use with the sight glass with handle portion of being with open walls.In addition, about each and the illuminating assembly discussed among the said embodiment can be one-time release or (such as by the some embodiment of this paper description) be the reusable molectron that can be attached to disposable sight glass.
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1. vaginal speculum, it comprises:
The upper panel parts;
The lower panel parts; It connects with respect to said upper panel parts movably; Wherein said lower panel parts comprise the handle portion with receiving compartment; Said receiving compartment is configured for use in each in second illuminating assembly of admitting first illuminating assembly convertibly and being different in essence, and said first illuminating assembly is different from said second illuminating assembly at least one structure and/or function aspects;
Be used for dissipating by said first with the member of the heat of at least one generation of said second illuminating assembly, the said member of heat dissipation comprises a plurality of ribs on the outside that is provided at said handle portion; And
At least one is arranged in first of said receiving compartment and keeps characteristic, be used for keeping said first with at least one of said second illuminating assembly, said at least one first keep characteristic to be provided for dissipating from the path of the heat of said sight glass.
2. sight glass according to claim 1, it comprises at least one and first keeps characteristic to be used for keeping at least one of said first and second illuminating assemblies in said receiving compartment.
3. sight glass according to claim 1, the size of at least a portion of one in wherein said first and second illuminating assemblies are suitable in said receiving compartment, fitting in contact engagement closely substantially.
4. sight glass according to claim 1, it comprises at least one at least one aligned characteristic in said receiving compartment that is used for making said first and second illuminating assemblies.
5. sight glass according to claim 2, its comprise at least one be used for making said first with at least one aligned characteristic in said receiving compartment of said second illuminating assembly.
6. sight glass according to claim 1, it comprises at least one and is used for when said first is inserted in the said receiving compartment at least one preset distance with at least one of said second illuminating assembly, making said at least one illuminating assembly characteristic of energising automatically.
7. sight glass according to claim 6, it comprises at least one characteristic to allow the user near being placed in the illuminating assembly switch in the illuminating assembly receiving compartment in said handle portion.
8. sight glass according to claim 1 wherein provides four ribs on the outside of said handle portion, each in the said rib has 0.160 inch the degree of depth, 0.055 inch thickness, and apart 0.150 inch of wherein said rib.
9. sight glass according to claim 1, the said member that wherein is used for heat dissipation comprises at least one raceway groove that is formed on said receiving compartment.
10. sight glass according to claim 1; It comprises the member that is used to admit the sight glass adapter; Said sight glass adapter allow said first with said second illuminating assembly in one be attached to said receiving compartment; Said sight glass adapter comprises: outer envelope, and it is similar to the outer envelope of one in the said illuminating assembly; And inner big envelope, it is suitable for admitting another person in the said illuminating assembly.
11. sight glass according to claim 10, wherein said inner big envelope comprise at least one second maintenance characteristic to be used for keeping said another person of said illuminating assembly.
12. sight glass according to claim 10, wherein said inner big envelope dispose at least one second maintenance characteristic, not need admitting said illuminating assembly under the aligned situation of said illuminating assembly.
13. sight glass according to claim 11, wherein said at least one second maintenance characteristic is through adjusting to mesh with the rope illuminating assembly is arranged.
14. sight glass according to claim 10, the said member that wherein is used for heat dissipation comprise the member of the heat that produced by the illuminating assembly that is placed on said inner big envelope of being used to dissipate.
15. sight glass according to claim 14, wherein said sight glass adapter part at least contain phase-change material.
16. being suitable for being placed to the inside formation of said receiving compartment, sight glass according to claim 10, the size of wherein said sight glass adapter contact closely substantially.
17. sight glass according to claim 1, it comprises light guide, and said light guide has the near-end in the upper end that is placed in said receiving compartment.
18. sight glass according to claim 17, wherein said light guide is crooked, and the distal portions of said light guide is formed in the said lower panel parts.
19. sight glass according to claim 18, it comprises the lens of settling with respect to the said near-end of said light guide.
20. sight glass according to claim 19, wherein said lens are placed on the belt carcass bearing part of at least a portion that forms said near-end.
21. sight glass according to claim 18, wherein said light guide comprise the luminous far-end through setting.
22. sight glass according to claim 21, wherein said luminous far-end is defined by the radius in the scope between 1.5 inches and 3.5 inches.
23. sight glass according to claim 22; The center of the radius of wherein said luminous far-end is placed in the zone; Said zone above said lower panel parts 2.1 inches to 2.7 inches, and 2.3 inches to 2.9 inches of the proximal end face of the said handle portion of the said lower panel parts of distance.
24. sight glass according to claim 21, wherein said luminous far-end is by angled delimited.
25. sight glass according to claim 24, the axle that the angle on wherein said angled surface is extended near the said handle portion that is parallel to said lower panel parts are 55 to spend to 80 degree.
26. sight glass according to claim 1, wherein said sight glass is disposable.
27. sight glass according to claim 26, wherein said sight glass is molded by plastic material.
28. sight glass according to claim 1, wherein said illuminating assembly is different because of the type of the light source that wherein contained.
29. sight glass according to claim 28, wherein said sight glass is through being configured to admit first illuminating assembly that contains at least one LED.
30. sight glass according to claim 1, wherein said illuminating assembly is because of different with its power supply that is used in combination.
31. sight glass according to claim 30, wherein said sight glass is through being configured to admit first illuminating assembly that is connected to AC power supplies and second illuminating assembly with compact power.
32. sight glass according to claim 1; Wherein said sight glass through be configured in said receiving compartment, to admit convertibly said first with said second illuminating assembly in one; Wherein compare with said first illuminating assembly, said second illuminating assembly part is at least defined by the bigger cross section of cardinal principle.
33. sight glass according to claim 1, wherein said handle portion is defined by rectangular substantially cross section, and said cross section has 1.25: 1 to 3: 1 breadth depth ratio.
34. sight glass according to claim 17, its comprise in the upper end that is formed on said receiving compartment guide member so that at least one in said first and second illuminating assemblies with respect to the said near-end of said light guide and aim at.
35. sight glass according to claim 2, it comprises the guide member in the top that is placed in said receiving compartment, and said guide member is through disposing so that at least one illuminating assembly is aimed at respect to a light guide.
36. sight glass according to claim 7, wherein the said member of heat dissipation is included at least one air gap that defines in the said receiving compartment.
37. sight glass according to claim 1; Wherein said handle portion comprise at least one allow user near be placed in said at least first with the outside of the shell of said second illuminating assembly on switch block; Allowing the manually operated characteristic of its selectivity, wherein said first is placed in the said receiving compartment with said second illuminating assembly.
38. sight glass according to claim 1, said receiving compartment is through being configured to admit battery-powered illuminating assembly.
39. sight glass according to claim 2, wherein said receiving compartment is through being configured to form tight contact matching substantially with said illuminating assembly.
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